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SABBATH-SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
Notes
1.
"In Puteoli, the principal port of southern Italy, where out.
of the first temples for the worship of Augustus was erected,
Paul and his companions were refreshed by the presence ofi. Chris-
tian brethren, at whose solicitation they remained a week. Evi-
dently Julius had respect for the wishes of his prisoner, .and
indeed after the experiences of the past winter he may well have
felt that, excepting in the political sense, he was dependent upon
Paul rather than Paul upon him. In any case he was willing
to grant him special favors, as is proven by the visit in Puteoli."
—"Student's Life of Paul," Gilbert, pages 210, 211.
2.
"Forty-three miles from Rome was the Market of Appius,
and ten miles farther on another station called the Three Taverns.
Rome, the capital of the empire, is on the Tiber about fifteen
miles from its mouth. At this time its population numbered
1,600,000. "—`
Tarbell's Teachers' Guide," 1909.
"The travelers reach Appii Forum, forty miles from Rome.
As they make their way through the crowds that throng the great
thoroughfare, the gray-haired old man, chained with a group of
hardened-looking criminals, receives many a glance of scorn and
is made the subject of many a rude, mocking jest. Not one of
all he meets bestows upon him a look of pity or sympathy. He
meekly wears his chain, and silently, slowly pursues his way.
"Suddenly a cry of joy is heard, and a man springs out from
the passing throng and falls upon the prisoner's neck, embracing
him with tears and rejoicing, as a son would
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welcome a long-
absent father. Again and. again is the scene repeated. With
eyes made keen by loving expectation, many discern in the chained
captive the one who spoke to them the words of life at Corinth,
at Philippi, or at Ephesus.
"The whole company is brought to a standstill, as warm-
hearted disciples eagerly flock around their father in the gospel.
The soldiers are impatient of delay, yet they have not the heart
to interrupt this happy meeting; for they too have learned to
respect and esteem their prisoner. In that worn, pain-stricken
face, the disciples see the image of Christ reflected. They assure
Paul that they have not forgotten him or ceased to love him; that
they are indebted to him for the joyful hope which animates their
lives, and gives them peace toward God. In the ardor of their
love they would bear him upon their shoulders the whole way to
the city, could they but have the
privilege." `Sketches from
the Life of Paul," Mrs. E. G. White, page 273.
3.
"Luke, his fellow traveler, remained with him during his
bondage; Timotheus, his beloved son in the faith, ministered to
him at Rome, as he had done in Asia, in• Macedonia, and Achaia